ENT-69: Integrated Pest Management: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 10

Jonathan Larson | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Pests can be insects, weeds, vertebrates, and diseases. Any organism that causes harm to crops, livestock, or humans can be considered problematic and therefore must be managed.

HO-98: Plant Propagation: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 3

Rick Durham | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Sexual propagation involves the union of the pollen (male) with the egg (female) to produce a seed. The seed is made up of three parts: the outer seed coat, which protects the seed; the endosperm, which is a food reserve; and the embryo, which is the young plant itself.

HO-107: Selecting and Planting Woody Plants: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 16

Rick Durham, Bill Fountain | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Woody ornamental plants are key components of a well-designed landscape. Landscape plantings divide and define areas, add aesthetic and psychological benefits, and increase a property's environmental and economic value.

HO-100: Organic Gardening: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 21

Krista Jacobsen | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Organic farming and gardening have grown in popularity in recent years as consumers and producers have sought alternatives to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in favor of biologically based management.

HO-104: Growing Tree Fruits: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 22

John Strang | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Growing tree fruits or nuts can provide a great deal of satisfaction, but it takes a commitment to care for your trees year-round.

ID-201: Your Yard and Water Quality: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 12

Rick Durham, Brad Lee | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

We generally view gardening as a wholesome activity that enhances our environment. But pesticides, fertilizers, and erosion from gardens and landscapes can contaminate lakes, streams, rivers, oceans, and groundwater. Since the quality of our water resources affects our quality of life, we must learn how gardening practices can contribute to water contamination and how to reduce the threat to
water quality.

AGR-206: Lawn Management: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 15

Kenneth Clayton, Gregg Munshaw, A.J. Powell | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Turfgrass is the foundation of a quality landscape. It improves the beauty of other ornamentals and provides a safe recreational surface.

ENT-70: Pesticides and Pesticide Safety: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 11

Lee Townsend | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Pest is not a biological term for an organism's environmental role as are the words plant, herbivore, predator, and scavenger. It is a term for an organism that is either causing damage or is somewhere where it's not wanted.

HO-103: Indoor Plants: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 19

Sharon Bale, Rick Durham | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Cultivating plants inside the home is both a popular hobby and an interior decorating technique. More than 75 percent of all American families use living plants as part of their home decor or cultural expression.

HO-96: Basic Botany: Kentucky Master Gardener Manual Chapter 1

Rick Durham | January 16, 2024 (Major Revision)

Plants are essential to life on earth. Either directly or indirectly, they are the primary food source for humans and other animals. Additionally, they provide fuel, replenish the earth's oxygen supply, prevent soil erosion, slow down wind movement, cool the atmosphere, provide wildlife habitat, supply medicinal compounds, and beautify our surroundings.